A black chess fell on the board and ate a big dragon in white chess.

Zuo Mingde picked up the chess piece and said, "You are distracted again. This is not your chess power."

Zuo Mingjing twisted a white piece between his fingers and placed it on the chessboard.

"It's my brother who has improved his chess skills again."

"No need to go any further, you lose." Zuo Mingde said, with a little worried look between his eyebrows.

The Military Affairs Office's examination was postponed for a few days due to the war. Now the rebels outside the city of Dezhou have retreated and the exam will be started in two days. Zuo Mingde is still not sure.

These days, he often invites Zuo Mingjing to play chess, and he also means to practice his brain.

Since he said there was no need to hit the ball again, Zuo Mingjing silently put away the chess piece.

Zuo Mingde said: "This time, King Yan of Wu retreated his troops because he was not able to seize Dezhou because of his lack of food and supplies. I heard that Tang Jie in Jinan also withdrew his troops. His Majesty has settled the capital and the situation has temporarily stabilized. Next, he will work hard to regain the capital and recover the capital. It is the time for me to make progress... I must win the exam from the Beijing-Jachin Department with all my strength."

He hoped that Zuo Mingjing could play some mental chess, instead of being distracted.

Zuo Mingjing said: "My grandfather is safe and sound now. He has made contributions with him. I think he will be able to recover soon. Brother doesn't have to be obsessed with entering the officialdom."

"Different." Zuo Mingde said: "The world is different from before. Now it is a chaotic world. What we see in the court is who has military power. The six departments and five temples of the cabinet will not have a future in the future. Military aircraft is the best opportunity for me."

"Brother is outstanding in talent, probably not difficult."

"Why can't you cheer up and help me prepare?" Zuo Mingdedao. As soon as he said that, he felt a little impatient and sighed: "I asked you to play chess and chat, because I know that you have always been smart. This time I did not take the Four Books and Five Classics. I don't want to talk to those sour scholars in my daily life, but I think they are not as good as you."

Zuo Mingjing smiled apologetically and said, "It's not that my sister doesn't want to help my elder brother, it's really because she's not capable. Don't blame me, brother."

Looking at her gentle appearance, Zuo Mingde couldn't say anything harshly, so he sighed and said, "When it comes to grandfather, this time it was Marquis Huaiyuan who saved his grandfather and had kindness to our Zuo family. In addition to Mr. Song's incident the last time, we collided with Wang Zhu again. We planned to go to the Wang family, which was both grateful and apologized."

"This is also the right thing to do, so brother will do it."

"The Wang family will not accept it." Zuo Mingde said: "Huaiyuan Marquis is still in Jinan, and Wang Zhen is still in Pingyuan County. Wang Zhu is a deserted person. The gate of the Wang family has never been opened to outsiders in the past few days."

"Then I'll send it to Jinan before I go to see it?"

"Wang Zhu doesn't see a foreigner. But, I want you to take Mingxin and Lan'er to visit Wang Zhen's wife Tao. No matter what she says when she meets you, she will go as long as she is willing to welcome you in. In the battle of Zhangqiu, Qin Xuance defeated Tang Jie, and it is now the time to be in the limelight. If Mingxin comes forward, she will not refuse to visit the door."

At this point, Zuo Mingde smiled bitterly and said, "The Military Affairs Office's examination has been in these two days."

"Huai... Since Marquis Huaiyuan is not in Dezhou, what's the use of sending him to him now?"

Zuo Mingde said: "If I only read the knowledge, I ask myself that I can pass the test. But I offended Wang Zhu last time. Although the matter is small, I think Wang Zhu is not a generous person. If he wants to make a stumbling block behind him, he can waste all my previous efforts with just one word... Human relationships and worldly affairs are sometimes more important than doing things alone."

Zuo Mingjing didn't think so.

She turned her head and looked at the treetops outside the window, and saw birds falling on the treetops chirping twice, then flew away with their wings, looking free and at ease.

"Okay." She replied softly.

Zuo Mingde breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let's go today. I just heard that Princess Chunning's horse was parked outside the Wang family..."

When news came from Jinan City, the anti-army outside Dezhou City retreated. Tao Wenjun knew that he would go to Jinan in a few days, and today he started to ask someone to pack his luggage.

Of course, she didn't bring too much luggage when she fled from the capital. But she didn't like Texas, and now she finally left, and she was quite excited.

"Your daughter-in-law must find a stable carriage for Brother Yan's daughter-in-law. If you go out to the street, buy some cloth bags. Don't leak the wind. The child is so big, so you must not catch a cold on the road..."

"There is also the same with Shen's carriage. It must be stable. Then I will invite two Stable women to go together. If I give birth to a child on the road..."

Before Tao Wenjun could change his breath, he heard that the princess had come down and hurried to greet him in person.

After seeing each other, when Chunning bowed to his uncle, the sisters-in-law sat down in the room.

"I don't know that my sister-in-law is so busy, so she came to disturb her." Chunning said.

"It's just a few small things, so you can't be said to be busy." Tao Wenjun sighed: "Looking back, the ones who were away from the family along the way, there were pregnant people in the mansion, and there were several people who had just given birth. Fortunately, it was all right. But I thought that other people's families were afraid that I was not as lucky as my Wang family, and that this capital was ruined... I'm a sin."

"It's also the eldest brother who saw the opportunity quickly and made good arrangements on the way." Chunning said, "Before I came, Yan said that he had always wanted to meet Brother Yan's children. He was busy these days, but he didn't have time. He asked me to send a pair of long-lived locks over."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is intent."

When the topic fell on Zhou Yan, Tao Wenjun understood that Chunning should not just come here to talk about family matters.

"Now that Brother Yan has been crowned as the crown prince, he should have his own subordinates according to the system... My sister-in-law thinks that if you want your elder brother and second brother to serve as the secretary of the East Palace, and the second brother to serve as the secretary of the young master, how about it?"

Tao Wenjun was startled and murmured: "This..."

Although she thought that Chunning came to have a serious business, she never thought of such a thing.

"This...how can this be done? I don't know if my second brother is willing to do so. Wang Zhen couldn't pass the Jinshi exam and had never been an official. What is the rank of the Eastern Palace Secretary?"

"It's still only the third grade now."

Tao Wenjun said: "Isn't this possible? Although I am just a woman, I know that there is no such precedent for the imperial court to serve as an official."

"Sister-in-law doesn't have to worry. As long as the elder brother and second brother agree, the other brothers can arrange it themselves.

Tao Wenjun wiped his hands on the skirt, pondering in his heart. Finally, he said, "I'm afraid I can't make the decision about this matter, and I have to discuss it with them after looking back..."

“This is nature.”

After saying this, Chunning stopped talking about this, and raised his lips and smiled: "Actually, it's because my husband said that I don't have to be bored in the palace, so I borrowed an excuse to see my sister-in-law today."

She rarely ran out on her own initiative, but she was actually very happy.

Tao Wenjun looked at the little girl-like expression on her face, and for some reason she felt a little distressed.

"Isn't that true? I always feel bored in the Ten Princes' Mansions for you..."

The two of them talked about family matters again. After a while, a maid came over and told Tao Wenjun softly. When Tao Wenjun was receiving Chunning, he ordered: "Let them stay in the hall for a while, serve the refreshments, and go and invite the eldest lady to come forward to receive..."

Chunning stood up and said, "If my sister-in-law has a guest, I will stop talking."

"It's okay. Actually, it was the last time Mr. Song was imprisoned... The second brother had a bad temper and scared Miss Song to tears. My father and I advised him several times and asked him to go to the Song family to apologize, but he refused. Now Miss Song is generous and comes to the door first. This is a mess."

Speaking of this, Tao Wenjun sighed: "When my second brother was in business, he was very careful when he was in business. Now he didn't sell alcohol anymore, and his behavior became more and more polite. Now he was worried about the most. He said, "This evil son, he doesn't do anything, he is idle, and he doesn't retaliate. When Sisi gets married, what should he do?' Today, Miss Song comes to the door, and when she turns around, her father will definitely talk about him causing trouble to the family..."

Chunning felt quite interesting when he heard this, and thought for a while and said, "Let me go and meet you together."

Tao Wenjun nodded and responded.

She could see clearly that the Zuo sisters and Song Lan'er came here today, probably because they learned that Princess Chunning had come. At this time, they came to the door just because the Zuo family wanted to let people know that they were in the same family as the Wang family.
Chapter completed!